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canadianveterinarians.net Message From Our Chairs We are delighted to invite you to the 2021 Canadian Veterinary Medical Association convention being held July 22-25 in Calgary. The CVMA Professional Development Committee has developed new program features, new registration packages and for the first time will be offering a virtual experience for attendees to participate online from the comfort of their home or office. We look forward to offering our signature events including the CVMA Summit, and the National Issues Forum. We welcome our partner, the Registered Veterinary Technologists and Technicians of Canada who have Focus on what matters. collaborated with the CVMA to present a dynamic program. In addition to a unique learning platform, the convention provides an opportunity to mingle with industry We’ll take care of the rest. partners and reunite with colleagues and friends. Be sure to join us in Calgary this July; we look forward to welcoming you! Insurance personalized for you.

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Are you zoom-fatigued and miss connecting with your colleagues in-person?

Do you still want to experience the CVMA Convention but are unable due to travel restrictions or personal preferences? Stay Connected On The Latest News CVMA Convention App: This interactive app will allow you to view the program and The CVMA is pleased to offer a hybrid convention this July with access speaker information; create your own schedule; receive announcements; write notes; to over 135 hours of continuing education. use in-app messaging to network with fellow attendees; participate in live polling and event surveys. Stay up-to-date with the latest event details by downloading the app or In-Person All Access Passes Virtual Passes view online. https://pheedloop.com/cvma21/

General Registration Thank You To The Sponsors Of The 2021 CVMA Convention! Daily Registration LEVEL I

In-Person Presented CE

Pre-recorded CE

In-Person Exhibit Hall

Virtual Exhibit Hall

Hands-on workshops and labs

CVMA Social Evening LEVEL II

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Your health and safety are the utmost importance to the CVMA. As such, we are continuously in communications with our partners and venues in Calgary to ensure we implement the necessary steps to give you peace of mind. We have compiled links with the latest COVID-19 resources. https://pheedloop.com/cvma21/site/covidfaq/

4 2021 CVMA CONVENTION PRELIMINARY PROGRAM 5 Registration And Exhibit Hall Special 30% Discounted Rate For Veterinarians! Early Bird Regular Rate Daily Rate Registration (April 30, 2021) (June 25, 2021) (In-Person Only)

$695.00 $795.00 Veterinarians 30% $325.00 CVMA Member $495.00 OFF $595.00

Veterinarians CVMA Retired Member* $325.00 $375.00 $175.00

Veterinarians $895.00 $995.00 30% $350.00 Non-Member $695.00 OFF $795.00

RVT, Admin Staff, $325.00 $375.00 $225.00 Exhibition Hall: In-person And Virtual Hospital Manager The CVMA is providing exhibits in Calgary as well as online for our virtual attendees. In the event the CVMA Convention is unable to host in Calgary due to the pandemic, all exhibits will be moved to the virtual platform for attendees to visit. $695.00 $795.00 IVOC Member 30% $325.00 $495.00 OFF $595.00 In-Person Exhibit Hall Virtual Exhibit Hall Schedule Schedule Student** $150.00 $150.00 $75.00 Thursday, July 22 17:00 – 18:30 9:00 – 18:00

Local Clinic*** $1000.00 $1100.00 • Friday, July 23 10:00 – 18:00 9:00 –18:00 * A veterinarian who currently holds the status of ‘Retired member’ with the CVMA. ** To take advantage at this rate, a student must be a member of the CVMA International Student Affiliate Program. *** This registration can be shared by two or more staff, but only one staff member can attend sessions at any given time. The badge sharing is a hospital/clinic decision. Saturday, July 24 10:00 – 16:00 9:00 – 18:00

Please visit https://pheedloop.com/cvma21/site/registerfaq/ for a detailed look at the updated cancellation policy.

6 2021 CVMA CONVENTION PRELIMINARY PROGRAM 7 LIVE STREAMED Schedule-At-A-Glance EVENT Thursday, July 22

CVMA Summit – Changes in Societal Expectations towards 08:00 – 12:00 Animals, and Influence on Veterinary Team Wellness

08:00 – 12:00 Dermatology Workshop*

08:00 – 12:00 Veterinary Point of Care Ultrasound Lecture*

09:00 – 17:05 Business Management Continuing Education Telemedicine

12:00 – 14:30 CVMA AGM and Awards Ceremony LIVE 14:00 – 18:00 Dermatology Workshop* STREAMED EVENT 14:00 – 18:00 Veterinary Point of Care Ultrasound Lab*

CVMA National Issues Forum – Veterinarians as Community Saturday, July 24 14:30 – 17:05 Leaders on Adaptation to Climate Change

18:00 – 18:45 Sunset Yoga 06:00 – 07:30 CVMA Fun(D) Run

08:30 – 17:05 Continuing Education Sessions Friday, July 23

10:00 – 16:00 Exhibit Hall Open Dr. Pierre-Yves Daoust ”Wildlife and the Many Facets of 08:30 – 09:20 Veterinary Science” 19:00 – 23:00 CVMA Virtual Social Evening* 09:30 – 18:30 CVMA Emerging Leaders Program

09:30 – 17:05 Continuing Education Sessions Sunday, July 25

10:00 – 18:30 Exhibit Hall Open 08:30 – 15:00 Continuing Education Sessions

18:00 – 18:45 Sunset Yoga *additional fee required

8 2021 CVMA CONVENTION PRELIMINARY PROGRAM 9 Session Schedule Hotel And Travel In order to receive the special rate for the convention, please book a hotel room in the reserved room block. Be advised that no housing agency is making reservations on CVMA’s behalf; reservations must be made online or by phone. Hyatt Regency Hotel Calgary 700 Centre Street SE, Calgary, T2G 5P6 Thursday, July 22, 2021 Standard Room Rate: $229.00 + tax Regency Club Rate: $279.00 + tax You’ll find a comfortable retreat at Hyatt Regency Calgary whether you’re visiting BUSINESS MANAGEMENT STREAM for a conference or passing through on your way to the Canadian Rockies. Venture outside and find the , TELUS Convention Centre, the New Central Library, 09:00 – Virtual Care: Another Entry Point for the Diagnosti c Journey , and Stampede Corral just steps away. 09:50 Dr. Craig Mosley Make reservations online https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/CALRC/G-VMED. Reserve your hotel room before June 30, 2021. Virtual Care in Specialty Medicine: Leveraging Experti se, 09:55 – Extending Care, and Improving Compliance 10:45 CVMA has secured a block of rooms at the Convention headquarters hotel, Hyatt Dr. Craig Mosley Regency Calgary. The Hyatt Regency has graciously amended their guest reservation 10:45 – process to give peace of mind when making your reservation. Guests can now book their 11:00 NETWORKING BREAK hotel room early and not be required to place their standard one-night room deposit until closer to the event date. For information on hotels and travel, please visit 11:00 – TO BE CONFIRMED https://pheedloop.com/cvma21/site/hotelinfo/ 11:50 Ms. Jan Robinson

12:00 – Travel 14:30 CVMA AGM AND AWARDS LUNCHEON For assistance in making your travel arrangements, contact CVMA’s official agency, 14:30 – The Rise in Online PetCare Services: 15:20 New Players in the Veterinary Field Direct Travel Dr. Helene Perras Contact: Kathy Morris How Telemedicine Can Be the Staff Retenti on 15:20 – & Recruitment Tool You Need To Thrive Toll-Free: 800-267-9676 Ext: 3331 16:10 Email: [email protected] Dr. Helene Perras 16:10 – 16:15 REFRESHMENTS IN ROOM

16:15 – Breakout Sessions 17:05

10 2021 CVMA CONVENTION PRELIMINARY PROGRAM 11 Friday, July 23, 2021 Friday, July 23, 2021

Companion Animal Companion Animal Companion Animal Denti stry Cardiology Nephrology Ruminant Conformati on Equine Denti stry Public Health

08:30 – PLENARY SESSION with Pierre-Yves Daoust, PLENARY SESSION with Pierre-Yves Daoust, 09:20 “Wildlife, Veterinary Science and the Quest for a Bett er World” “Wildlife, Veterinary Science and the Quest for a Bett er World”

Acute kidney injury and Foot Conformati on, Foot Anti microbial Resistance: Update On Oral Cardiac Biomarkers: Pluses cats: It’s not always the Field Radiography in Equine Why veterinarians and Animal 09:30 – Infl ammati on In Cats and Pitf alls in Clinical Use kidney’s faults Trimming and New Emerging Denti stry (Intra and Extra Oral) 10:20 Foot Deformiti es Owners Should Be Concerned Dr. Alex Reiter Dr. Lynne O’Sullivan Dr. Serge Chalhoub & Dr. Jon Gieche Dr. Soren Boysen Dr. Gordon Atkins Dr. Herman Barkema

10:30 – 11:15 NETWORKING BREAK NETWORKING BREAK

Preclinical Cardiac To PU or not to PU? Is that Disease: What the questi on? Cats and The Role of Teat and Udder One Health: Techniques Of Veterinarians Need to Equine Denti stry Exploring the Next Steps in 11:15– FLUTD Conformati on in Effi cient Case-Based Presentati ons Tooth Extracti on Know from Current Canine Roboti c Milking Canada 12:05 and Feline Consensus Dr. Serge Chalhoub & Dr. Jon Gieche Dr. Alex Reiter Guidelines Dr. Soren Boysen Dr. Gordon Atkins Dr. Herman Barkema Dr. Lynne O’Sullivan

12:15 – LUNCH BREAK 13:30 LUNCH BREAK

Companion Animal Companion Animal Companion Animal Ruminant Bovine Genomics Equine Medicine Public Health Denti stry Dermatology Criti cal Care Medicine

Triage!!! Feline Respiratory Yikes! They Did What? Basic Knowledge to Refi ning Your Infecti on Control Jaw Fractures And Oral Treati ng Canine Pyoderma Distress: Is it Pleural Space, Genomics 101: Understanding Understand Microbiota 13:30 – Soft Tissue Trauma in 2021 Heart or Lungs? the Breeders Equati on Program to Protect Pets, 14:20 Studies People and Your Practi ce Dr. Alex Reiter Dr. Steve Thompson Dr. Soren Boysen & Dr. Richard Wallace Dr. Serge Chalhoub Dr. Marcio Costa Dr. Jason Stull

Criti cally Appraised Managing Pleural Eff usion: The Increasing Threat of Staging And Treatment Topics on Adverse Food Essenti als for Everyday Genomic Data Analysis: What Importance of the Intesti nal Canine Leptospirosis in 14:30 – of Oral Tumors Reacti ons in Companion Practi ce Do the Results Mean? Microbiota in Horses Canada: Impacts on Dog and 15:20 Animals Human Health Dr. Alex Reiter Dr. Soren Boysen & Dr. Richard Wallace Dr. Marcio Costa Dr. Vincent Defalque Dr. Serge Chalhoub Dr. Jason Stull

15:30 – NETWORKING BREAK 16:15 NETWORKING BREAK

The Collapsed Cat: Triage Examples of Oral New Kids on the Block for Applicati on of Genomic Therapeuti c Manipulati on of Zoonoti c Disease Preventi on And Maxillofacial the Treatment of Canine and Point of Care Ultrasound Data to Improve Dairy Farm for Clients and Staff : 16:15 – Pearls, Gaging Fluid Response the Intesti nal Microbiota 17:05 Reconstructi on Allergic Dermati ti s Profi tability How Can We Do Bett er? Dr. Marcio Costa Dr. Alex Reiter Dr. Steve Thompson Dr. Soren Boysen & Dr. Richard Wallace Dr. Jason Stull Dr. Serge Chalhoub

12 2021 CVMA CONVENTION PRELIMINARY PROGRAM 13 Saturday, July 24, 2021 Saturday, July 24, 2021

Companion Animal Companion Animal Companion Animal Ruminant Beef Calf Equine Diagnosti c Animal Welfare General Surgery Feline Pain Management Neurology Management Imaging Bioethical Challenges

Back to the Basics! Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Secure Knots, Smart Suture Infrared Imaging for Pain Neurologic Examinati on Applied Veterinary Bioethics – 08:30 – Review Perinatal Calf Care and How to Use On and Off An Overview Selecti on and Beauti fully Assessment in Cats Beam Angle Techniques 09:20 Closed Skin Incisions Dr. Heidi Barnes Heller Dr. Claire Windeyer Dr. Patricia Turner Dr. Jennifer Johnson Dr. Natasha Werpy Dr. Ameet Singh

Feline Pain Management Neuroanatomic Lesion Hindlimb Lameness Veterinary Bioethics - What Works and What Neonatal Calfh ood Examinati on: And Moral Distress In 09:20 – The Brachycephalic Airway Localizati on Diseases 10:20 Doesn’t Interacti ve Case Discussions I Interacti ve Session Veterinary Practi ce Dr. Ameet Singhs Dr. Claire Windeyer Dr. Jennifer Johnson Dr. Heidi Barnes Heller Dr. Natasha Werpy Dr. Patricia Turner

10:30 – NETWORKING BREAK 11:15 NETWORKING BREAK

But, I Can’t Pill My Neuroanatomic Lesion Bioethical Challenges – Spay and Neuter Cat! - Opti ons for Non- Management of Pre-Weaned The Misbehaving Horse: 11:15– Localizati on Medically Unnecessary Controversies Pharmacologic Pain Beef Calves Is it Pain or Behaviour? Surgeries 12:05 Management in Cats Interacti ve Case Discussions II Dr. Ameet Singh Dr. Claire Windeyer Dr. Natasha Werpy Dr. Patricia Turner Dr. Jennifer Johnson Dr. Heidi Barnes Heller

12:15 – 13:30 LUNCH BREAK LUNCH BREAK

Companion Animal Companion Animal Companion Animal Ruminant Feedlot Equine Lameness Animal Welfare Soft Tissue Surgery Medicine Neurology Management Bioethical Challenges

Neonatal Calf Hood Forelimb Lameness Pain Assessment in Cats: From Update on Seizure Bioethical Challenges – GI Surgery: Composite Measure Pain Vaccinati on for Protecti ons Examinati on: 13:30 – No More Leaks! Management Selecti ve Animal Breeding 14:20 Scales to Facial Expression Against Respiratory Disease Interacti ve Session Dr. Heidi Barnes Heller Dr. Patricia Turner Dr. Ameet Singh Dr. Daniel Pang Dr. Nathan Erickson Dr. Yvonne Elce

Neonatal Mucosal Priming and Heterologous vs Homologous Hindlimb Lameness Veterinary Bioethics And Cystotomy - Never Leave a Errors in Anesthesia: Their Seizure Case Management Examinati on: 14:30 – Stone Behind Again! Causes and Preventi on Interacti ve Case Discussions II Boosti ng for Protecti on Against Food Animal Practi ce 15:20 Challenge with BRSV or BVD Interacti ve Session Dr. Ameet Singh Dr. Daniel Pang Dr. Heidi Barnes Heller Dr. Patricia Turner Dr. Nathan Erickson Dr. Yvonne Elce

15:30 – NETWORKING BREAK 16:15 NETWORKING BREAK

Veterinary Bioethics – Clinical Audit for Comparison of Mucosal and Puncture Wounds and Surgical Diseases Quality Improvement in Seizure Case Management Systemic Priming for the Control End Of Life Decision-Making 16:15 – of the Spleen Interacti ve Case Discussions II Synovial Structures 17:05 Veterinary Medicine of BRD in Weaned Beef Calves And Euthanasia Dr. Yvonne Elce Dr. Ameet Singh Dr. Daniel Pang Dr. Heidi Barnes Heller Dr. Nathan Erickson Dr. Patricia Turner

14 2021 CVMA CONVENTION PRELIMINARY PROGRAM 15 Sunday, July 25, 2021 Sunday, July 25, 2021

Companion Animal Companion Animal Companion Animal Equine Medicine Professional Wellness Nutriti on Exoti cs Veterinary Forensics

Medical Causes of Feather Talking About and Doing What is the Best Diet for Recogniti on of Animal Colic Work-up and Management in the Field 08:30 – Damaging Behavior in Abuse and Neglect Mental Health Safely My Pet? - Every Pet Owner Parrots 09:20 Dr. Yvonne Elce Dr. Margaret Doyle Dr. Kathleen Keil Dr. Jackie Parr Dr. Isabelle Langlois

Clinical Applicati on of Recent Advances in Colic Surgery and Psychological Safety Help! I’m Suff ering from Selected Companion Exoti c The “Link” 09:20 – Nutriti on Fati gue! Mammal Publicati ons in Maximizing Return to Athleti cism? in Veterinary Workplaces 10:10 Your Practi ce Dr. Margaret Doyle Dr. Jackie Parr Dr. Yvonne Elce Dr. Kathleen Keil Dr. Isabelle Langlois

10:15 – NETWORKING BREAK 10:30 NETWORKING BREAK

Developing Healthy Thinking Habits: What’s Your Beef? The Misbehaving Horse: Is it Pain or Renal Diseases and Reporti ng and the Laws Strategies to Deal with Stressful 10:35 – Handling Raw Meat-Based Management in Repti les Behavior? Diet Conversati ons and Anxious Thoughts 11:25 Dr. Margaret Doyle Dr. Isabelle Langlois Dr. Yvonne Elce Dr. Jackie Parr Dr. Kathleen Keil

11:30 – LUNCH BREAK 12:00 LUNCH BREAK

Companion Animal Companion Animal Exoti c & Companion Animal Producti on Animal Professional Wellness Anesthesia Zoo Medicine Veterinary Forensics Honeybees Professional Sati sfacti on

Unmasking the “Thief”: Basic Aspects Of Honeybee Biology Airway Management Veterinary Forensics: safeTALK Workshop (3.5 hours) 12:05 – Updates on Ferret The Basics And Beekeeping Practi ces Relevant During General Anesthesia Medicine To Honeybee Health And Disease 12:55 Dr. Kathleen Keil Dr. Patrick Burns Dr. Margaret Doyle Dr. Douglas Whiteside Dr. Elemir Simko

Managing the Post- Updates on Exoti c Animal Working with Law Important Honeybee Diseases And Their safeTALK Workshop (3.5 hours) 12:55 – operati ve Pati ent: Analgesia Enforcement Treatment And Preventi on: Part 1 13:45 Common Problems Dr. Kathleen Keil Dr. Patrick Burns Dr. Douglas Whiteside Dr. Margaret Doyle Dr. Elemir Simko

13:50 – NETWORKING BREAK 14:05 NETWORKING BREAK

Are Fluids Evil? A Important Honeybee Diseases And Their Review of Common Fluid The “Pocket” Guide to Preparing for Court safeTALK Workshop (3.5 hours) 14:10 – Therapies During General Marsupial Medicine Treatment And Preventi on: Part 2 15:00 Dr. Margaret Doyle Dr. Kathleen Keil Anesthesia Dr. Douglas Whiteside Dr. Elemir Simko Dr. Patrick Burns

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